Thomas Boyd/The OregonianKris Boyd looks to rebound after a disappointing end to the 2012 season. The striker missed the final five games of the 2012 season after suffering an injury in September.

Kris Boyd is already looking forward to 2013 after a disappointing second half of the 2012 season.

The Scottish striker never made it on the field in the Timbers' 1-1 draw against San Jose in the team's final game of the season Saturday afternoon. Boyd said he felt good enough to play, but wasn't listed on the roster of 18 eligible players.

Boyd, who earned $1.5 million this season, had made a sooner-than-expected return to training after suffering an adductor injury at San Jose Sept. 19. Boyd, who had missed five games and was expected to miss the remainder of the season, recovered faster than the original diagnosis.

Gavin Wilkinson, the Timbers' general manager and interim coach, said while Boyd's condition had improved, he wasn't match fit and Wilkinson wanted to evaluate other players as the team cast its eye toward the 2013 season.

"You've got to take into account the player's health," Wilkinson said. "There's a difference between completing a training session and playing a game."

Playing in MLS for the first time, Boyd said he struggled more off the field than on.

"The biggest part for me was the travel," Boyd said. "It's a difficult environment to come into when you're traveling so far and the time differences as well. That's the most difficult part of the game here."

Boyd, who scored a team-leading seven goals, fell out of the starting 11 soon after coach John Spencer was fired. Wilkinson started using a formation that emphasized more pace on the flanks and opted to use Bright Dike as the lone forward up top.

"I started the season well. I could easily have been sitting on 13-14 goals if things had bounced sometimes the way they usually do in the box," Boyd said.

Boyd, who will be in the final year of a two-year contract in 2013, said he will return to Scotland for rest before beginning a training program leading up to the players' return to Portland in January in preparation for next season.

"Hopefully next year I can come back and score goals on a more regular basis," Boyd said.